ADD

add

(verb) make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; “We added two students to that dorm room”; “She added a personal note to her letter”; “Add insult to injury”; “Add some extra plates to the dinner table”

add, add together

(verb) make an addition by combining numbers; “Add 27 and 49, please!”

total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up

(verb) determine the sum of; “Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

add, append, supply

(verb) state or say further; “‘It doesn’t matter,’ he supplied”

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring

(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”

add

(verb) constitute an addition; “This paper will add to her reputation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

add (third-person singular simple present adds, present participle adding, simple past and past participle added)

(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

To sum up; to put together mentally.

(transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.

(transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).

(transitive) To append (e,g, a statement); to say further information.

(intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase.

(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

(intransitive, video games) To summon minions or reinforcements.

Usage notes

• We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole.

• We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuous connection.

• We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body.

• We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle.

• Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization.

• To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce

Synonyms

• (join or unite so as to increase the number): annex; See also add

• (put together mentally): add up, sum; See also summate

• (give by way of increased possession): bestow, give; See also give

• (combine elements into one quantity): coalesce, join, unite

• (say further information): mention, note

• (make an addition): augment, increase; See also augment

• (perform the arithmetical operation of addition)

Antonyms

• (quantity): subtract

• (matter): remove

Noun

add (plural adds)

(computer science) An act or instance of adding.

(video games) An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.

Anagrams

• DAD, Dad, dad

Noun

ADD

Initialism of attention deficit disorder.

Initialism of accidental death and dismemberment.

A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital; compare AAD, DAD, DDD.

Synonyms

• (accidental death and dismemberment): AD&D

Anagrams

• DAD, Dad, dad

Source: Wiktionary

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Add, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Added; p. pr. & vb. n. Adding.] Etym: [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. Date, Do.]

1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on). The Lord shall add to me another son. Gen. xxx. 24.

2. To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; as, to add numbers; to add up a column. Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. Milton. As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. Locke.

3. To append, as a statement; to say further. He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax. Macaulay.

Syn.

– To Add, Join, Annex, Unite, Coalesce. We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole. We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuos connection. We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body. We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle. Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization. To add quantities; to join houses; to annex territory; to unite kingdoms; to make parties coalesce.

Add, v. i.

1. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety. "I will add to your yoke." 1 Kings xii. 14.

2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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